CATS is the leading global solution for powerful, flexible, and intelligent Asset Lifecycle Management, letting Communication Service Providers (CSPs) get visibility, gain perspective, and take control of their disparate assets and inventory. CATS gives an end-to-end competitive advantage through extensive Capex reductions and operational efficiencies.

The variety of networks and continued growth through acquisition have increased the need for Communications Service Providers (CSPs) to accurately capture asset value. As a result, many have begun to look for a more robust asset management system that will allow them to efficiently utilize their network and IT assets while focusing on their critical enterprise processes.

CSPs need to manage different types of assets for networks, IT infrastructure, customer premises equipment (CPE), leased property, and many more types. Another challenge is supporting the augmented complexity of modern telecom equipment. CPE has evolved dramatically from having a simple internal structure, or set of options (such as a POTS telephone), to being a complicated set of devices, such as PDAs, provider-managed business/home LAN equipment, and IPTV STBs, that require professional management. To increase usage efficiency and eliminate stranded assets, it is essential for CSPs to have granular reporting on all network assets, outdated hardware, leases, etc.

In addition, strict audit regulations now demand a much higher level of financial transparency and understanding of network-related assets used for service delivery. To this end, intelligent asset management must also provide forecasting capabilities, such as indicating available capacity to support revenue growth.

To gain a competitive edge in the marketplace, CSPs need state-of-the-art asset management capabilities that provide a single, end-to-end view of all assets and their components, including up-to-date information on every device and plug-in, as well as spares and repairs management, and warehouse management. They can do so with ALM, also known as "Asset Management Software" or "Enterprise Asset Management".

The CATS Asset Lifecycle Management suite is tailored to provide CSPs with telco-specific tools to track all network-related assets and their components (including CPE, software licenses, and spares) throughout their lifecycle in a single, centralized system, and help them minimize manual and routine tasks, maximize the value of IT assets, and meet software and regulatory compliance.

Asset Management includes the following 5 components:

Asset Lifecycle Management: We track and manage widely distributed sites and equipment for CSPs of all sizes.